The DirectX11 Runtime and DirectX11 SDK are intended for developers who can now develop applications with full support for DirectX11 and Direct3D 11, but also enthusiasts can download the DirectX11 Runtime installer to get DirectX11 for their shiny new Windows 7 system.ĭirectX11 is backwards-compatible with DirectX9 graphic cards, so even if you don’t own a DirectX11 graphic card yet you can already download and install DirectX11 on Windows 7.
In the meantime you can take a look at DirectX 11.2: Microsoft claims a 50% improvement in CPU utilization! We’ll let you know when it will be available for download DirectX 11.2 Unveiled: 2013 Update DirectX 12 has been unveiled on Maat the Game Developers Conference – a new version of Direct3D that is faster and more efficient than previous versions.
